Thursday, November 9, 2017

Legend
has it that Phaethon, son of Helios, sought proof that he was indeed the sun
god’s progeny. Helios relented to Phaethon’s request and allowed him to pilot
the sun chariot across the sky. Phaethon was unable to control the horses that
pulled the chariot, and seeing the chariot veer off course in danger of setting
the earth on fire; Zeus struck down Phaethon with a lightning bolt. Phaethon’s
lifeless body fell to earth, landing along the banks of the River Eridanos.
Phaethon’s sisters, the Heliades, gathered around his body and transformed
poplars. Into eternity they weep tears of electron (amber) at their brother’s
grave.

Our fall
Decograph Special Edition 1702, draws on the tale of the Heliades tears. The
rich amber hue of the acrylic swirled with dark lines reminiscent of poplar
bark that’s cut with an iridescent line that suggests the path of a tear. The
color brings visions of the fall with its brownish-orange shade often seen with
the change of seasons as autumn meets winter. The 1702 – Elektron special
edition is limited to 60 pieces, each elegantly laser marked on the barrel with
sequential numbers. Each pen ships in our custom made and marked pen capsule
with a polished steel nib in sizes EF-B, 1.1mm stub, or 1.5mm stub, a standard
international converter, and five black standard international cartridges.
2-tone, black lacquer, titanium, and 14K gold nib upgrades are available for an
additional charge when selecting the nib choice.

The Decograph 1702 – Elektron is
available early at an introductory price to the Karas Pen Club Members from
11/10/17 to 11/14/17.

The Decograph 1702 – Elektron
will retail for $165.00 USD available at the Karas Pen Co website 11/15/17.

Karas Kustoms is 9 years old!
Karas Kustoms was started at the end of 2008. This year makes the 9th
anniversary of that date. To commemorate turning 9, we introduce the
2017 Anniversary Edition Combo. This combo is another collaboration with
Karas Pen Co and Rickshaw Bagworks.

The
Anniversary Edition includes a special colorway Retrakt that features a
matte finish, red upper barrel and a copper, grooved lower barrel.
Engraving on the upper barrel of the pen is marked with the year and the
Karas Pen Co logo. Rickshaw Bagworks supplies us with this custom EDC
Field Case, in a Blue 1000D Cordura® nylon exterior, with a custom
dye-sub printed polyester interior featuring the Arizona flag. Each EDC
Field Case features space for a notebook(s), and up to 3 pens. The pen
pockets are lined with a plush material to cushion and protect your pens
from the rigors of daily carry. In the notebook pocket is a handy
plastic sleeve for "scraps" (business cards, receipts, photos, stamps,
stickers, emergency money, etc.).

Approximate
dimensions with notebook and three pens: 4.75 x 6.25 x 1.0 inches. The
2017 Anniversary Edition Field Case is manufactured by Rickshaw Bagworks
in San Francisco, exclusively for us. All of the products in the 2017
Anniversary Edition Combo are manufactured here in the USA. This combo
is in limited supply*, once they are gone, they are gone.

The 2017 Anniversary Edition Set will retail for $120.00 USD.

*Only 300 of this combination will be sold

Wondering whether the Decograph can be eyedroppered? Or maybe you're wondering what eyedroppering a pen even is. In this How To video, Paul walks you through the process of turning your pen into a eyedropper filled pen. Enjoy!